]]>By: leeann10http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1818560
Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:11:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1818560Current NFL refs or new refs can’t possibly be as horrible as current NBA refs. They’ve never been trained (obviously) and are the most biased of any professional sports. People off the street who have never seen an NBA game would be an improvement.
]]>By: foosballisthedevilhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1818255
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:06:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1818255Mike Pereira
]]>By: nofunleaguehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817931
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:56:25 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817931I would rather the replacements make mistakes, bad calls, or whatever, because they were new, than have the current crop do it because they don’t care and have their union to make excuses for them. If you make a mistake, instant replay corrects it and you move on. If it isnt replayable, then you just move on. Players have never taken one red cent from a ref, and one bad call or lackadaisical call can cost the players 1000’s. Fine them and make the fines public just like the players.
]]>By: gameshowlover72http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817833
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:11:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817833Actually, the whole reason for the break down was over benefits. The NFL, NFLPA, and the fans want the current refs to pay for a better vision plan…but the current refs think they see just fine now. Unfortunately, the ref spokesman was talking into a mop at the time and could not be reached for comment. LOL 😉
]]>By: cags777http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817829
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:10:09 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817829Just hire some guys who aren’t cheering for any particular team.
]]>By: gribletshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817808
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:01:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817808mediasloppy says:
Jun 4, 2012 12:31 PM
snowpea84 says:
Jun 4, 2012 12:12 PM

It’s always great to watch a union be put in their place.
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When did anti-union become popular. I remember as a kid people won cars on game shows and actually turned them down, because they were not union made.

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Unions themselves are good. When people work together for a common cause, it benefits the members. That is, until they get greedy and begin having too much influence in law making. When unions lobby state governments to require union membership, it restricts freedom of choice and destroys liberty for those who choose not to join. Nobody should be forced to join to make a living.

It’s when the richest companies and individuals bought legislatures (especially in the South) to pass laws that made unions hard to form. It then advanced to those same folks buying media (newspapers, TV and radio stations, and cable channels) to spread anti union propaganda to Americans too lazy (yes–thats you!) to do their own independent thinking.

Its a FACT (get a book and look it up) that the largest percentage of Americans who were “middle class” was at the exact same time union membership was at its highest. We are now actually regressing toward the point where the “middle class” will be as extinct as the “two way” football player.

And history tells us what happens to a society when 1% own all the wealth and 99% get the scraps. (see France 1789, Russia 1917, Iran 1979, etc etc)

When did anti-union become popular. I remember as a kid people won cars on game shows and actually turned them down, because they were not union made.

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Since they outlived their usefulness

]]>By: coloradotexanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817767
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:31:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817767Millions of people out of work, the economy is showing signs it might crash again, even if it doesn’t the high unemployment isn’t ending very fast…. and the current refs refuse to go to work.

And who said the refs were dumb – LOL

Give jobs to people who want to work

]]>By: radrntnhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817735
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:13:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817735they will still cheat when it comes to the raiders.
]]>By: bradentonbuchttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817707
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:04:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817707Are the refs still part time and holding other jobs? If so they need full time refs. If not, well, never mind.
]]>By: shackdelriohttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817693
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:59:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817693They should hire Ron Cherry. We need to know when a player is “giving him the business”.
]]>By: tombradysponytailhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817692
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:59:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817692I don’t think the movie is going to be as good this time…
]]>By: timbuttrumhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817663
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:43:11 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817663I’ve missed you so much Phil Luckett. Welcome Back!
]]>By: lucky5934http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817632
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:31:01 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817632Hire officials full time? What would they do during the week? Ref practices? Study game film? Play golf? I hate to break it to you, but reffing once a week for 4 hours doesn’t equate to a full time job.
]]>By: kane337http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817605
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:18:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817605If you think the refs are horrible now (I don’t think they are) wait until these replacement refs come in and stumble all over themselves trying to learn the NFL rules and screwing up calls more frequently than the normal refs do. This won’t be a pretty outcome. Just pay the damn refs. They don’t make that much anyway. Quit being so cheap NFL.
]]>By: JohnnyRydehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817603
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:18:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817603I remember the last time this happened and the most notable problem (apart from missed calls) was that teams trying to run the two-minute offense simply couldn’t because the officials weren’t getting the ball set quickly enough… I wonder if the training will emphasize that this time…
]]>By: rexryanschoolofpodiatryhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817602
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:18:11 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817602Lets maybe add a few requirements to the position. Must be under the age of 60 and in good health and have adequate athletic ability. People over 60 can apply if given medical clearance of being in good physical health. Must have good vision (Wearing glasses or contacts is ok), near, far and peripheral. Maybe incorporate a program aimed at re-training and/or refreshing each officials knowledge of the rules before and during every season.
]]>By: benbilk33http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817592
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:13:49 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817592If there is no requirement to be built like 62 year old Ed Hochuli then I may be eligible…. sign me up.
]]>By: waldoamperehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817579
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:07:04 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817579Let’s see: Most current refs are getting older, getting slower, and have eye sight that seems to be failing. OK, I’ll do it.
]]>By: mostlombardisintheleaguehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817566
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:03:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817566Certain they will train them to look at the sky when Ben gets pummeled eight seconds after he releases the pass, or when Heath Miller gets a direct helmet-to-helmet hit two yards in front of the official.
]]>By: Vegas Guyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817561
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:58:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817561Here’s an idea…

Remember when the MLB Umpires thought they were “all that and a bag of chips”? How’d that work out for them?

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Not even a valid comparison. That whole thing was over Bill Madlock and included mass resignations by the umpires.

A much much better example to look at is the 2009 NBA referee situation. Just like the NFL, they hired and trained replacements as leverage. Unfortunately the real refs would not cave the NBA were forced to actually use them. After a month of the worst officiated games ever seen the NBA gave up and made a deal with the union and sanity was restored.

For those who think too many flags are thrown NOW, wait until these scabs get into a game. You’ll be lucky to finish a game in 4 hours.

]]>By: t16richhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817559
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:57:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817559Refs suck, Concussions suck, Cowboys suck.
]]>By: bearsrulepackdroolhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817558
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:56:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817558I wonder if they hire some former players. That might make things interesting.
]]>By: milehigh85http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817555
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:53:33 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817555Good. Hire some new guys and make them full time just to rub it in to the last group of morons…
]]>By: mancave001http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817552
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:49:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817552If we’re lucky this thing will drag on until Obama pulls a Reagan and fires them all. They would be pimp.
]]>By: upperdecker19http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/04/nfl-will-start-hiring-training-replacement-officials-this-month/#comment-1817549
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:47:59 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=804119#comment-1817549Heck, these guys are already receiving AARP benefits and social security…..what else can they possibly need?
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